Visible setting

ABSTRACT

A visible setting comprises a setting base and one or more gemstones or diamonds. The setting base comprises one or more upper fixing portions and a lower connection portion, each fixing portion is fixed to a girdle of a gemstone or diamond at certain fixing points to enable to fix the gemstone or diamond in its setting position. Except for the fixing points, the rest of the girdle, a crown and a table of the gemstone or diamond are exposed, and a pavilion of the gemstone or diamond is suspended, and thereby a culet of the gemstone or diamond and part of the pavilion around the culet are displaced away from the setting base to enable to be exposed, which enables external light to enter into the gemstone or diamond from the crown, the table and the exposed part of the pavilion. The present visible setting could enhance the reflection of light within the gemstones or diamonds, and make the gemstones or diamonds as brilliant as possible.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The application claims the priority benefits of a Hong Kong Short-TermPatent Application No. 09108153.7 filed on Sep. 7, 2009, the contents ofwhich are hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to a gemstone or diamond settingtechnology, and particularly to a visible setting for mounting gemstonesor diamonds.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

With development of society and level of our daily life, demands forgemstones and diamonds are increased rapidly. As a special kind ofminerals, gemstones and diamonds have brilliant external characteristicsand deep internal connotations, and thereby are cherished by the public.Gemstones or diamonds are usually applied to ornaments, such as necklacependants, eardrops, rings, etc. The existing methods for mountinggemstones or diamonds on ornaments mainly include claw or prong setting,pave setting, channel setting, bezel setting, invincible setting, and soon. In the above-mentioned prior setting manners, the gemstones ordiamonds should be supported from the pavilions of the gemstones ordiamonds, or even need to be covered and only expose tables and crowns.Thus, it is not sufficient for light to enter into the gemstones ordiamonds for reflection or refraction, which may lower brilliance of thegemstones or diamonds. The invincible setting even needs to cut thepavilions of the gemstones or diamonds to enable to fix the gemstones ordiamonds, which would certainly damage the gemstones or diamonds, andthe gemstones or diamonds cut in this way could only be mounted in themanner of invincible setting in the future.

In this connection, the present inventor proposes the present inventionto overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings in the prior art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

To overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention mainlyaims to provide a visible setting, which could enable more light toenter into the gemstones or diamonds and make the gemstones or diamondsas brilliant as possible.

The present visible setting comprises a setting base and one or moregemstones or diamonds mounted on the former, in which the setting basecomprises one or more upper fixing portions and a lower connectionportion connected to the fixing portions, in which each of the fixingportions is fixed to a girdle of a respective gemstone or diamond atcertain fixing points to enable to fix the respective gemstone ordiamond in its setting position, and except for the certain fixingpoints, the rest of the girdle of the respective gemstone or diamond anda crown and a table of the respective gemstone or diamond above thegirdle are exposed, and a pavilion of the respective gemstone or diamondbelow the girdle is suspended, and thereby a culet of the respectivegemstone or diamond and part of the pavilion around the culet aredisplaced away from the setting base to enable to be exposed, whichenables external light to enter into the gemstone or diamond from thecrown, the table and the exposed part of the pavilion.

In the above-mentioned visible setting, the gemstones or diamonds are inshape of round, pear, oval, marquise, heart, etc.

In the above-mentioned visible setting, each fixing portion is of aprong setting structure, a pave setting structure, a claw settingstructure, a bezel setting structure or a combination thereof.

In the above-mentioned visible setting, the setting base is of atwo-claw structure, in which each of the fixing portions extends upwardsfrom a connection point of the connection portion and includes twoprongs extending upwards from the connection point and orientated in twodifferent directions, and the girdle of each gemstone or diamond isfixed by four claws and two claws between two adjacent gemstones ordiamonds are common claws and at least one side surface of each gemstoneor diamond between two connection points is exposed.

In the above-mentioned visible setting, the setting base is of atwo-prong pave structure, in which each of the fixing portions extendsupwards from a connection point of the connection portion and includestwo prongs, in which the tips of each prong at both sides thereof arealigned with girdles of two respective gemstones or diamonds adjoiningthe prong, and the girdle of each gemstone or diamond is fixed by fourprongs and two prongs between two adjacent gemstones or diamonds arecommon prongs and at least one side surface of each gemstone or diamondbetween two connection points is exposed.

In the above-mentioned visible setting, the setting base is of afour-prong pave structure, in which each of the fixing portions extendsupwards from a connection point of the connection portion and includesfour separate prongs, in which two adjacent prongs oppose to each otherand a side tip of each prong facing to a respective gemstone or diamondis aligned with the girdle of the gemstone or diamond, and the girdle ofeach gemstone or diamond is fixed by four prongs and at least one sidesurface of each gemstone or diamond between two connection points isexposed.

In the above-mentioned visible setting, the connection points of theconnection portion are aligned linearly, in curve or endlessly.

In the above-mentioned visible setting, the connection points of theconnection portion are aligned circularly, and a central settingposition is formed at the center of the setting base, and the settingbase is hollow at the central setting position, in which each prongbetween two adjacent gemstones or diamonds and near to the centralsetting position is a common prong, and the common prongs are locatedaround the central setting position for setting a gemstone or diamond atthe central setting position, and each common prong is used to fix threegemstones or diamonds around the former.

In the above-mentioned visible setting, the visible setting is in shapeof a flower, the gemstones or diamonds comprises a central gemstone ordiamond located at the center and a plurality of side gemstones ordiamonds around the central gemstone or diamond, and the setting base isof a three-claw structure, in which each of the fixing portions extendsupwards from a connection point of the connection portion and includesthree claws extending upwards from the connection point and orientatedin three different directions one of which is a central claw and theother two are a pair of side claws, in which each central claw is usedto fix the central gemstone or diamond and two adjacent side gemstone ordiamonds, while each pair of side claws in each fixing portion is onlyused to fix a respective side gemstone or diamond, and thereby thecentral gemstone or diamond is fixed by the central claws attached tothe girdle of the central gemstone or diamond, while each side gemstoneor diamond is fixed by two central claws and a pair of side clawsattached to the girdle of the respective side gemstone or diamond, andthe outside of each side gemstone or diamond between the respective pairof side claws is exposed.

In the above-mentioned visible setting, the visible setting is in shapeof a flower, the gemstones or diamonds comprises a central gemstone ordiamond located at the center and a plurality of side gemstones ordiamonds around the central gemstone or diamond, and the setting base isof a bezel structure, in which each of the fixing portions extendsupwards from a connection point of the connection portion and includesthree elements extending upwards from the connection point andorientated in three different directions one of which is a central clawand the other two are a pair of side bezels, in which each central clawis used to fix the central gemstone or diamond and two adjacent sidegemstone or diamonds, while each pair of side bezels in each fixingportion is only used to fix a respective side gemstone or diamond, andthereby the central gemstone or diamond is fixed by the central clawsattached to the girdle of the central gemstone or diamond, while eachside gemstone or diamond is fixed by two central claws and a pair ofside bezels attached to the girdle of the respective side gemstone ordiamond, and the outside surfaces of each side gemstone or diamond areexposed.

The present visible setting is mainly realized by means of prongsetting, pave setting, bezel setting and so on. The connection portionof the setting base is displaced away from the culets of the gemstones.That is, the connection portion is located beside the culets of thegemstones, which enable the culets and pavilions around the respectiveculets to be exposed. Furthermore, the side of each gemstone between twoconnection points, such as the crown, the girdle and the pavilion areexposed. Therefore, the reflection of light within the gemstones couldbe improved, which makes the gemstones to be as brilliant as possible.In addition, comparing to the existing setting methods, the amount ofgold needed for covering gemstones or diamonds in the present inventionis less than that in the existing setting methods. Thus, the jewelrymade by means of the present invention is lighter than those madethrough the existing methods, and the consumption of gold could belowered.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which,

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of thevisible setting according to the present invention;

FIG. 1A is a top view of the first embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 1B is a front view of the first embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 1C is a side view of the first embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 1D is a bottom view of the first embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of thevisible setting according to the present invention;

FIG. 2A is a top view of the second embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 2B is a front view of the second embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 2C is a side view of the second embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 2D is a bottom view of the second embodiment of the visiblesetting;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a third embodiment of thevisible setting according to the present invention;

FIG. 3A is a top view of the third embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 3B is a front view of the third embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 3C is a bottom view of the third embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a fourth embodiment of thevisible setting according to the present invention;

FIG. 4A is a top view of the fourth embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 4B is a front view of the fourth embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 4C is a side view of the fourth embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 4D is a bottom view of the fourth embodiment of the visiblesetting;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a fifth embodiment of thevisible setting according to the present invention;

FIG. 5A is a top view of the fifth embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 5B is a front view of the fifth embodiment of the visible setting;

FIG. 5C is a bottom view of the fifth embodiment of the visible setting.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The visible setting of the present invention includes a setting base andone or more gemstones or diamonds mounted on the former. The presentinvention could be applied to many kinds of gemstones or diamondsprovided that the gemstones or diamonds have girdles. The presentinvention is especially suitable for round gemstones or diamonds.However, the present invention is also suitable for gemstones ordiamonds in other shapes provided that they have symmetrical girdles,such as gemstones or diamonds in shape of pear, oval, marquise, heart,etc. Furthermore, gemstones or diamonds with an excellent internalreflection performance could illustrate the characteristics of thepresent invention better. Therefore, as an example, the presentinvention applied to diamonds would be described in detail.

Each gemstone with a girdle or diamond has three main portions, i.e. acrown, a girdle and a pavilion, in which the girdle is the widestportion around the gemstone or diamond forming a thin circle. Whenviewed from a side, the girdle is in form of a line, i.e. a girdle line.The crown is a trapezoid portion above the girdle, while the pavilion isa triangle portion below the girdle and is also called as the bottom.

The setting base includes one or more upper fixing portions and a lowerconnection portion connected to the lower part of each fixing portion.Each fixing portion is fixed to certain fixing points of the girdle of agemstone or diamond. Except for the certain fixing points, the rest ofthe girdle and the crown and table above the girdle are exposed, and thepavilion of the gemstone or diamond below the girdle is suspended, andthe culet of the gemstone or diamond and part of the pavilion around theculet are displaced away from the setting base and are not aligned withthe latter, to enable to be exposed. The external light could enter intothe interior of the gemstone or diamond from the crown, table andpavilion. The present invention relates to a manner of visible setting,i.e. visible setting for diamonds or gemstones. In such kind of setting,claws or prongs for mounting gemstones or diamonds are only fixed to thegirdles of the gemstones or diamonds, and the part of the gemstones ordiamonds above or below the girdles do not need to be supported. In thevisible setting, the table, crown, pavilion and most of girdle of eachgemstone or diamond are not covered. Therefore, the surfaces of thetable, crown and pavilion of each gemstone or diamond could be exposedas large as possible, which enables light to pass through the gemstonesor diamonds from the upper and lower sides of the girdles. Thereflection of light within the gemstones or diamonds could be improved,and the gemstones or diamonds could thereby be as brilliant as possible.

As an example, the present invention applied to round diamonds will bedescribed in detail herein. However, the skilled in the art shouldunderstand that the present invention could also be applied to diamondsin other shapes, or to gemstones in different shapes.

Each fixing portion of the setting base is fixed to the girdle of arespective diamond at certain fixing points. Except for the certainfixing points, the rest of the girdle and the crown and table are allexposed, and the pavilion of the diamond is suspended. The culet andpart of the pavilion around the culet are displaced away from thesetting base to be exposed. The present invention could use claws,prongs, paves, bezels or a combination thereof to form the settingconfiguration, which could be fixed to the girdle of the diamond atcertain fixing points and suspend the diamond. As almost all thesurfaces of the table, crown and pavilion of the diamond are notcovered, this novel setting configuration could let light enter into theinterior of the diamond from the crown and be reflected within thediamond. In addition, light could also enter into the diamond from upperand lower sides of the girdle and pass through the whole diamond.Therefore, the reflection of light within the diamond could be improved,which could enhance brilliance of the diamond.

The principle of the present visible setting is that a fixing portion,such as claws or prongs, is fixed to the girdle of the diamond orgemstone to enable to fix the diamond or gemstone to a certain position,while the table and crown of the diamond or gemstone are not covered andthe pavilion of the diamond or gemstone does not need to be supportedeither. In the present invention, a fixing portion of the visiblesetting could comprise two, three or more claws, prongs, paves, bezelsor a combination thereof, to be fixed to the girdle of the diamond orgemstone at certain fixing points and then fix the diamond or gemstoneto a certain position. Thus, the diamond or gemstone could be fixed. Thepreferred embodiments of the present invention would be described indetail herein. It should be understood that the present invention is notlimited to these embodiments. Various modifications and changes can bemade to the invention by those skilled in the art without departing fromthe spirit and scopes of the present invention.

First Embodiment Two-Claw Visible Setting

FIGS. 1 to 1D are a schematic perspective view and relevant views of thefirst embodiment of the visible setting according to the presentinvention. The visible setting of the present embodiment includes asetting base and one or more round diamonds mounted on the former. Thesetting base is of a two-claw structure, which comprises one or moreupper fixing portions and a lower connection portion connected to thefixing portions. Each of the fixing portions extends upwards from aconnection point of the connection portion to enable to fix a respectivediamond in its setting position, and includes two claws extending fromthe connection point and orientated in two different directions. Theupper part of each claw is fixed to the girdle of a respective diamondat a certain point. The rest of the girdle as well as the crown andtable above the girdle of each diamond are exposed. In addition, thepavilion below the girdle of each diamond is suspended, that is thesetting base does not cover the pavilion of each diamond. Therefore, theculet and the pavilion around the culet of each diamond are displacedaway from the setting base to enable to be exposed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 1A, the girdle of each diamond is fixed by fourclaws 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4, and two claws between two adjacent diamondsare common claws for the two diamonds, such as claws 1.3 and 1.4. Atleast one side surface of a diamond between two connection points isexposed. In the present embodiment, the diamonds in the visible settingcould be aligned linearly, and the connection portion of the settingbase is in shape of a long rod. The connection portion of the visiblesetting is displaced away from the culets of the diamonds. That is, theconnection portion is located beside the culets of the diamonds.Therefore, the culet and the pavilion around the culet of each diamondare displaced away from the setting base, to enable to be exposed. Inaddition, both sides of each diamond between two connection points, suchas the crown, the girdle and the pavilion, are exposed.

In the present visible setting, the diamonds are fixed by means ofclaws. The visible setting enables light to enter into the entirediamond from the table, crown and pavilion thereof, which could improvethe reflection of light within the diamond, and make diamonds or othergemstones to be as brilliant as possible.

The present embodiment has a simple structure, and would not damage thediamonds. As the pavilions of diamonds do not need to be supported, theamount of material needed for the setting base of the present inventionis less than that for in the prior setting manners. Generally, thesetting base is made of gold or platinum. If gold is used, the amount ofgold needed for the present embodiment is only about 50% of the amountneeded for the prior setting manners. Thus, the consumption of goldcould be lowered, and thereby the jewelry made by means of the presentinvention is lighter than those made through the prior setting manners,which could enhance the convenience of the jewelry. In addition, as thepavilion of diamond does not need to be supported, the presentembodiment could minimize the block of light from entering into thediamond, and thus could maximize the amount of light entering into thediamond. As a result, the jewelry could be as brilliant and beautiful aspossible, which could improve the decorative effect of the jewelry.

The visible setting of the present embodiment could be applied todifferent kinds of diamonds or gemstones with different sizes and indifferent shapes, such as in shape of round, pear, oval, marquise,heart, etc., to form a plurality of products, such as eardrops, rings,brooches, bangles, bracelets, necklaces and so on.

Second Embodiment Two Prong Pave Visible Setting

FIGS. 2 to 2D are a schematic perspective view and relevant views of thesecond embodiment of the visible setting according to the presentinvention. The visible setting of the present embodiment includes asetting base and one or more round diamonds mounted on the former. Thesetting base is of a two-prong pave structure, which comprises one ormore upper fixing portions and a lower connection portion connected tothe fixing portions. Each of the fixing portions extends upwards from aconnection point of the connection portion to enable to fix a respectivediamond in its setting position, and includes two prongs, in which thetips of each prong at both sides thereof are aligned with girdles of twodiamonds adjoining the prong. The girdle of each diamond is fixed byfour prongs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 of two fixing portions from bothsides, and two prongs between two adjacent diamonds are common prongsfor the two diamonds, such as prongs 2.3 and 2.4. That is, each commonprong could fixes two adjacent diamonds at the same time.

In the present embodiment, each prong of a fixing portion is only fixedto the girdle of a respective diamond at a certain fixing point. Exceptfor the certain fixing point, the rest of the girdle as well as thecrown and table above the girdle of each diamond are exposed. Inaddition, the pavilion below the girdle of each diamond is suspended,that is the setting base does not cover the pavilion of each diamond.Therefore, the culet and the pavilion around the culet of each diamondare displaced away from the setting base to enable to be exposed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 2A, the girdle of each diamond is fixed by fourprongs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4, and two prongs between two adjacentdiamonds are common prongs for the two diamonds, such as prongs 2.3 and2.4. At least one side surface of a diamond between two connectionpoints is exposed.

In the present embodiment, the diamonds in the visible setting could bealigned linearly. The connection portion of the visible setting isdisplaced away from the culets of the diamonds. That is, the connectionportion is located beside the culets of the diamonds. Therefore, theculet and the pavilion around the culet of each diamond are displacedaway from the setting base, to enable to be exposed. In addition, bothsides of each diamond between two connection points, such as the crown,the girdle and the pavilion, are exposed.

In the present visible setting, the diamonds are fixed by means of pavesetting. The visible setting enables light to enter into the entirediamond from the table, crown and pavilion thereof, which could improvethe reflection of light within the diamond, and make diamonds or othergemstones to be as brilliant as possible.

The present embodiment has a simple structure and a beautifulconfiguration, and would not damage the diamonds. Comparing to theexisting setting methods, the present embodiment also has the sameadvantages as the first embodiment of the present invention. As thepavilions of diamonds do not need to be supported, the amount ofmaterial needed for the setting base of the present invention is lessthan that for in the prior setting manners. Generally, the setting baseis made of gold or platinum. If gold is used, the amount of gold neededfor the present embodiment is only about 50% of the amount needed forthe prior setting manners. Thus, the consumption of gold could belowered, and thereby the jewelry made by means of the present inventionis lighter than those made through the prior setting manners, whichcould enhance the convenience of the jewelry. In addition, as thepavilion of diamond does not need to be supported, the presentembodiment could minimize the block of light from entering into thediamond, and thus could maximize the amount of light entering into thediamond. As a result, the jewelry could be as brilliant and beautiful aspossible, which could improve the decorative effect of the jewelry.

The visible setting of the present embodiment could be applied todifferent kinds of diamonds or gemstones with different sizes and indifferent shapes, such as in shape of round, pear, oval, marquise,heart, etc., to form a plurality of products, such as eardrops, rings,brooches, bangles, bracelets, necklaces and so on.

Third Embodiment Three-Claw Visible Setting

FIGS. 3 to 3C are a schematic perspective view and relevant views of thethird embodiment of the visible setting according to the presentinvention. The visible setting of the present embodiment is in shape ofa flower, which includes a setting base and one or more diamonds mountedon the former. The diamonds include a central diamond located at thecenter and a plurality of side diamonds around the central diamond. Inthe present embodiment, the number of the side diamonds is six. However,it should be understood that the number of the side diamonds could bemore or less than 6, such as 5. The setting base is of a three-clawstructure, and comprises one or more upper fixing portions and a lowerconnection portion connected to the fixing portions. Each of the fixingportions extends upwards from a connection point of the connectionportion to enable to fix a respective diamond in its setting position.Therefore, a central setting position and six side setting positions areformed on the setting base. The connection portion of the setting baseis hollow at the place of the culet and pavilion of the central diamond,which enables the culet of the central diamond and the pavilion aroundthe culet to be exposed. Each fixing portion includes three clawsextending from the connection point and orientated in three differentdirections, in which one is a central claw 3.1 and the other two are apair of side claws 3.2 and 3.3. Each central claw 3.1 is used to fix thecentral diamond and two adjacent side diamond. That is, the central clawis used to fix three diamonds. Each pair of side claws 3.2 and 3.3 ineach fixing portion are separate from each other and are only used tofix a respective side diamond. Therefore, the central diamond is fixedby the six central claws 3.1 attached to the girdle of the centraldiamond, while each side diamond is fixed by two central claws and apair of side claws attached to the girdle of the side diamond. In thepresent visible setting, the outside of each side diamond between therespective pair of side claws is exposed.

In the present embodiment, except for the central diamond, each of theside diamonds is fixed by four claws, i.e. two central claws and a pairof side claws. The connection portion is displaced away from the culetof each side diamond. In another word, the connection portion isdisplaced away from the cults of the side diamonds and is adjacent tothe center of the setting base. Therefore, the culet and the pavilionaround the culet of each diamond are displaced away from the settingbase, to enable to be exposed. Different from the configurations of theformer embodiments, in the present embodiment, the side diamonds of thevisible setting are arranged circularly, and the connection portion ofthe setting base is in an endless form. Besides, the central part of theconnection portion is hollow, as mentioned above. Comparing to the firstand second embodiments, the present visible setting is in shape of aflower. Each central claw between two adjacent side diamonds is a commonclaw, which is also used to fix the central diamond. That is, eachcentral claw has three fixing points orientated in three directions, andcould be attached to three adjacent diamonds at the same time. Each sideclaw is independent from each other, and could only be used to fix asingle side diamond. In the present embodiment, the outside of each sidediamond between each pair of side claws, such as the crown, girdle andpavilion, is exposed.

In the present embodiment, each prong of a fixing portion of the settingbase is only fixed to the girdle of a respective diamond at a certainpoint. Except for the certain fixing point, the rest of the girdle aswell as the crown and table above the girdle of each diamond areexposed. In addition, the pavilion below the girdle of each diamond issuspended, that is the setting base does not cover the pavilion of eachdiamond. Therefore, the outside of each diamond between two fixingpoints including the crown, girdle and pavilion is exposed. Furthermore,the culet and the pavilion around the culet of each diamond aredisplaced away from the setting base to enable to be exposed.

The present visible setting is in shape of a flower which is achieved bymeans of claw setting. The visible setting enables light to enter intothe entire diamond from the table, crown and pavilion thereof, whichcould improve the reflection of light within the diamond, and makediamonds or other gemstones to be as brilliant as possible.

The present embodiment has a beautiful configuration, and would notdamage the diamonds. Comparing to the existing setting methods, thepresent embodiment also has the same advantages as the first embodimentof the present invention. As the pavilion of diamond does not need to besupported, the amount of material needed for the setting base of thepresent invention is less than that for in the prior setting manners.Generally, the setting base is made of gold or platinum. If gold isused, the amount of gold needed for the present embodiment is only about50% of the amount needed for the prior setting manners. Thus, theconsumption of gold could be lowered, and thereby the jewelry made bymeans of the present invention is lighter than those made through theprior setting manners, which could enhance the convenience of thejewelry. In addition, as the pavilion of diamond does not need to besupported, the present embodiment could minimize the block of light fromentering into the diamond, and thus could maximize the amount of lightentering into the diamond. As a result, the jewelry could be asbrilliant and beautiful as possible, which could improve the decorativeeffect of the jewelry.

The present visible setting could be applied to different kinds ofdiamonds or gemstones with different sizes and in different shapes, suchas in shape of round, pear, oval, marquise, heart, etc., to form aplurality of products, such as eardrops, rings, brooches, bangles,bracelets, necklaces and so on.

Fourth embodiment Four-Prong Pave Visible Setting

FIGS. 4 to 4D are a schematic perspective view and relevant views of thefourth embodiment of the visible setting according to the presentinvention. The visible setting of the present embodiment includes asetting base and one or more round diamonds mounted on the former. Thesetting base is of a four-prong pave structure, which comprises one ormore upper fixing portions and a lower connection portion connected tothe fixing portions. Each of the fixing portions extends upwards from aconnection point of the connection portion to enable to fix a respectivediamond in its setting position, and includes four separate prongs, inwhich two adjacent prongs oppose to each other, and a side tip of eachprong facing to a respective diamond is aligned to the girdle of thediamond. Each prong is only used to fix a single diamond facing to thefanner, and thereby the girdle of each diamond is fixed by four separateprongs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 in two fixing portions located at bothsides of the diamond.

In the present embodiment, each prong of a fixing portion of the settingbase is only fixed to the girdle of a respective diamond at a certainpoint. Except for the certain fixing point, the rest of the girdle aswell as the crown and table above the girdle of each diamond areexposed. In addition, the pavilion below the girdle of each diamond issuspended, that is the setting base does not cover the pavilion of eachdiamond. Therefore, the culet and the pavilion around the culet of eachdiamond are displaced away from the setting base to enable to beexposed.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 4A, the girdle of each diamond is fixed by fourprongs 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4. At least one side surface of each diamondbetween two connection points is exposed. Preferably, both side surfacesof the present visible setting are exposed, to enhance the penetrabilityof light through the visible setting.

In the present embodiment, the diamonds in the visible setting could bealigned linearly, just like the first embodiment. The connection portionof the visible setting is displaced away from the culets of thediamonds. That is, the connection portion is located beside the culetsof the diamonds. Therefore, the culet and the pavilion around the culetof each diamond are displaced away from the setting base, to enable tobe exposed. In addition, both sides of each diamond between twoconnection points, such as the crown, the girdle and the pavilion areexposed. Of course, the skilled in this art should understand that thestructure of the present embodiment could also be applied to roundsetting configuration of a plurality of diamonds with suitablemodification.

The visible setting of the present embodiment could fix diamonds byvirtue of prongs in manner of pave setting. The visible setting enableslight to enter into the entire diamond from the table, crown andpavilion thereof, which could improve the reflection of light within thediamond, and make diamonds or other gemstones to be as brilliant aspossible.

The present embodiment has a simple structure and a beautifulconfiguration, and would not damage the diamonds. Comparing to theexisting setting methods, the present embodiment also has the sameadvantages as the first embodiment of the present invention. As thepavilion of diamond does not need to be supported, the amount ofmaterial needed for the setting base of the present invention is lessthan that for in the prior setting manners. Generally, the setting baseis made of gold or platinum. If gold is used, the amount of gold neededfor the present embodiment is only about 50% of the amount needed forthe prior setting manners. Thus, the consumption of gold could belowered, and thereby the jewelry made by means of the present inventionis lighter than those made through the prior setting manners, whichcould enhance the convenience of the jewelry. In addition, as thepavilion of diamond does not need to be supported, the presentembodiment could minimize the block of light from entering into thediamond, and thus could maximize the amount of light entering into thediamond. As a result, the jewelry could be as brilliant and beautiful aspossible, which could improve the decorative effect of the jewelry.

The present visible setting could be applied to different kinds ofdiamonds or gemstones with different sizes and in different shapes, suchas in shape of round, pear, oval, marquise, heart, etc., to form aplurality of products, such as eardrops, rings, brooches, bangles,bracelets, necklaces and so on.

Fifth Embodiment Bezel Visible Setting

FIGS. 5 to 5C are a schematic perspective view and relevant views of thefourth embodiment of the visible setting according to the presentinvention. Similar to the third embodiment, the visible setting of thepresent embodiment is also in shape of a flower, which includes asetting base and one or more diamonds mounted on the former. Thediamonds include a central diamond located at the center and a pluralityof six side diamonds around the central diamond. In the presentinvention, the number of the side diamonds is six. However, it should beunderstood that the number of the side diamonds could be more or lessthan 6, such as 5.

The present embodiment is different from the third embodiment in thatthe setting base of the present embodiment is of a bezel structure. Thesetting base includes one or more upper fixing portions and a lowerconnection portion connected to the fixing portions. Each of the fixingportions extends upwards from a connection point of the connectionportion to enable to fix a respective diamond in its setting position.Therefore, a central setting position and six side setting positions areformed on the setting base. The connection portion of the setting baseis hollow at the place of the culet and pavilion of the central diamond,which enables the culet of the central diamond and the pavilion aroundthe culet to be exposed. Each fixing portion includes three elementsextending from the connection point and orientated in three differentdirections, in which one is a central claw 5.1 and the other two are apair of side bezels 5.2 and 5.3. Similar to the third embodiment, eachcentral claw 5.1 is used to fix the central diamond and two adjacentside diamond. That is, the central claw is used to fix three diamonds.Each pair of side bezels 5.2 and 5.3 in each fixing portion are separatefrom each other and are only used to fix a respective side diamond.Therefore, the central diamond is fixed by the six central claws 5.1attached to the girdle of the central diamond, while each side diamondis fixed by two central claws and a pair of side bezels attached to thegirdle of the side diamond. In the present visible setting, the outsideof each side diamond between the respective pair of side bezels, such asthe table, girdle and pavilion, is exposed.

In the present embodiment, except for the central diamond, each of theside diamonds is fixed at four fixing points, i.e. two points by twocentral claws and two points by a pair of side bezels. The connectionportion is displaced away from the culet of each side diamond.Therefore, the culet and the pavilion around the culet of each diamondare displaced away from the setting base, to enable to be exposed.

In the present embodiment, each claw or bezel of a fixing portion of thesetting base is only fixed to the girdle of a respective diamond at acertain point. Except for the certain fixing point, the rest of thegirdle as well as the crown and table above the girdle of each diamondare exposed. In addition, the pavilion below the girdle of each diamondis suspended, that is the setting base does not cover the pavilion ofeach diamond. Therefore, the outside of each diamond between twoconnection points, such as the crown, girdle and pavilion is exposed.Furthermore, the culet and the pavilion around the culet of each diamondare displaced away from the setting base to enable to be exposed.

The present visible setting is in shape of a flower which is achieved bymeans of bezel setting. The visible setting enables light to enter intothe entire diamond from the table, crown and pavilion thereof, whichcould improve the reflection of light within the diamond, and makediamonds or other gemstones to be as brilliant as possible.

The present embodiment has a beautiful and stable configuration, andwould not damage the diamonds. Comparing to the existing settingmethods, the present embodiment also has the same advantages as theabove-mentioned embodiments of the present invention, which would not berepeated herein.

The present visible setting could be applied to different kinds ofdiamonds or gemstones with different sizes and in different shapes, suchas in shape of round, pear, oval, marquise, heart, etc., to form aplurality of products, such as eardrops, rings, brooches, bangles,bracelets, necklaces and so on.

Although the description of the present invention is made with referenceto the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited tothese embodiments, and the shape, size and quantity of the diamonds arenot limited in the present invention. Furthermore, the settings of thepresent invention are subject to modifications or variation. Therefore,by means of the present invention, the configuration of the settingscould be changed to other forms, such as in shape of a circle, a spiral,a flower and so on. Various modifications and changes can be made to theinvention by those skilled in the art without departing from the spiritand scopes of the present invention.

1. A visible setting comprising a setting base and one or more gemstonesor diamonds mounted on the former, wherein the setting base comprisesone or more upper fixing portions and a lower connection portionconnected to the fixing portions, in which each of the fixing portionsis fixed to a girdle of a respective gemstone or diamond at certainfixing points to enable to fix the respective diamond in its settingposition, and except for the certain fixing points, the rest of thegirdle of the respective gemstone or diamond and a crown and a table ofthe respective gemstone or diamond above the girdle are exposed, and apavilion of the respective gemstone or diamond below the girdle issuspended, and thereby a culet of the respective gemstone or diamond andpart of the pavilion around the culet are displaced away from thesetting base to enable to be exposed, which enables external light toenter into the gemstone or diamond from the crown, the table and theexposed part of the pavilion.
 2. The visible setting according to claim1, wherein the gemstones or diamonds are in shape of round, pear oval,marquise, or heart,.
 3. The visible setting according to claim 1,wherein each of the fixing portions is of a claw setting structure, apave setting structure, a prong setting structure, a bezel settingstructure or a combination thereof.
 4. The visible setting according toclaim 2, wherein each of the fixing portions is of a claw settingstructure, a pave setting structure, a prong setting structure, a bezelsetting structure or a combination thereof.
 5. The visible settingaccording to claim 1, wherein the setting base is of a two-clawstructure, in which each of the fixing portions extends upwards from aconnection point of the connection portion and includes two prongsextending upwards from the connection point and orientated in twodifferent directions, and the girdle of each gemstone or diamond isfixed by four claws and two claws between two adjacent gemstones ordiamonds are common claws and at least one side surface of each gemstoneor diamond between two connection points is exposed.
 6. The visiblesetting according to claim 2, wherein the setting base is of a two-clawstructure, in which each of the fixing portions extends upwards from aconnection point of the connection portion and includes two prongsextending upwards from the connection point and orientated in twodifferent directions, and the girdle of each gemstone or diamond isfixed by four claws and two claws between two adjacent gemstones ordiamonds are common claws and at least one side surface of each gemstoneor diamond between two connection points is exposed.
 7. The visiblesetting according to claim 1, wherein the setting base is of a two-prongpave structure, in which each of the fixing portions extends upwardsfrom a connection point of the connection portion and includes twoprongs, in which the tips of each prong at both sides thereof arealigned with girdles of two respective gemstones or diamonds adjoiningthe prong, and the girdle of each gemstone or diamond is fixed by fourprongs and two prongs between two adjacent gemstones or diamonds arecommon prongs and at least one side surface of each gemstone or diamondbetween two connection points is exposed.
 8. The visible settingaccording to claim 2, wherein the setting base is of a two-prong pavestructure, in which each of the fixing portions extends upwards from aconnection point of the connection portion and includes two prongs, inwhich the tips of each prong at both sides thereof are aligned withgirdles of two respective gemstones or diamonds adjoining the prong, andthe girdle of each gemstone or diamond is fixed by four prongs and twoprongs between two adjacent gemstones or diamonds are common prongs andat least one side surface of each gemstone or diamond between twoconnection points is exposed.
 9. The visible setting according to claim1, wherein the setting base is of a four-prong pave structure, in whicheach of the fixing portions extends upwards from a connection point ofthe connection portion and includes four separate prongs, in which twoadjacent prongs oppose to each other and a side tip of each prong facingto a respective gemstone or diamond is aligned with the girdle of thegemstone or diamond, and the girdle of each gemstone or diamond is fixedby four prongs and at least one side surface of each gemstone or diamondbetween two connection points is exposed.
 10. The visible settingaccording to claim 5, wherein the connection points of the connectionportion are aligned linearly, in curve or endlessly.
 11. The visiblesetting according to claim 6, wherein the connection points of theconnection portion are aligned linearly, in curve or endlessly.
 12. Thevisible setting according to claim 7, wherein the connection points ofthe connection portion are aligned linearly, in curve or endlessly. 13.The visible setting according to claim 8, wherein the connection pointsof the connection portion are aligned linearly, in curve or endlessly.14. The visible setting according to claim 9, wherein the connectionpoints of the connection portion are aligned linearly, in curve orendlessly.
 15. The visible setting according to claim 9, wherein theconnection points of the connection portion are aligned circularly, anda central setting position is formed at the center of the setting base,and the setting base is hollow at the central setting position, in whicheach prong between two adjacent gemstones or diamonds and near to thecentral setting position is a common prong, and the common prongs arelocated around the central setting position for setting a gemstone ordiamond at the central setting position, and each common prong is usedto fix three gemstones or diamonds around the former.
 16. The visiblesetting according to claim 2, wherein the setting base is of afour-prong pave structure, in which each of the fixing portions extendsupwards from a connection point of the connection portion and includesfour separate prongs, in which two adjacent prongs oppose to each otherand a side tip of each prong facing to a respective gemstone or diamondis aligned with the girdle of the gemstone or diamond, and the girdle ofeach gemstone or diamond is fixed by four prongs and at least one sidesurface of each gemstone or diamond between two connection points isexposed.
 17. The visible setting according to claim 16, wherein theconnection points of the connection portion are aligned linearly, incurve or endlessly.
 18. The visible setting according to claim 16,wherein the connection points of the connection portion are alignedcircularly, and a central setting position is formed at the center ofthe setting base, and the setting base is hollow at the central settingposition, in which each prong between two adjacent gemstone or diamondsand near to the central setting position is a common prong, and thecommon prongs are located around the central setting position forsetting a gemstone or diamond at the central setting position, and eachcommon prong is used to fix three gemstones or diamonds around theformer.
 19. The visible setting according to claim 1, wherein thevisible setting is in shape of a flower, the gemstones or diamondscomprises a central gemstone or diamond located at the center and aplurality of side gemstones or diamonds around the central gemstone ordiamond, and the setting base is of a three-claw structure, in whicheach of the fixing portions extends upwards from a connection point ofthe connection portion and includes three claws extending upwards fromthe connection point and orientated in three different directions one ofwhich is a central claw and the other two are a pair of side claws, inwhich each central claw is used to fix the central gemstone or diamondand two adjacent side gemstones or diamonds, while each pair of sideclaws in each fixing portion is only used to fix a respective sidegemstone or diamond, and thereby the central gemstone or diamond isfixed by the central claws attached to the girdle of the centralgemstone or diamond, while each side gemstone or diamond is fixed by twocentral claws and a pair of side claws attached to the girdle of therespective side gemstone or diamond, and the outside of each sidegemstone or diamond between the respective pair of side claws isexposed.
 20. The visible setting according to claim 2, wherein thevisible setting is in shape of a flower, the gemstones or diamondscomprises a central gemstone or diamond located at the center and aplurality of side gemstones or diamonds around the central gemstone ordiamond, and the setting base is of a three-claw structure, in whicheach of the fixing portions extends upwards from a connection point ofthe connection portion and includes three claws extending upwards fromthe connection point and orientated in three different directions one ofwhich is a central claw and the other two are a pair of side claws, inwhich each central claw is used to fix the central gemstone or diamondand two adjacent side gemstones or diamonds, while each pair of sideclaws in each fixing portion is only used to fix a respective sidegemstone or diamond, and thereby the central gemstone or diamond isfixed by the central claws attached to the girdle of the centralgemstone or diamond, while each side gemstone or diamond is fixed by twocentral claws and a pair of side claws attached to the girdle of therespective side gemstone or diamond, and the outside of each sidegemstone or diamond between the respective pair of side claws isexposed.
 21. The visible setting according to claim 1, wherein thevisible setting is in shape of a flower, the gemstones or diamondscomprises a central gemstone or diamond located at the center and aplurality of side gemstones or diamonds around the central gemstone ordiamond, and the setting base is of a bezel structure, in which each ofthe fixing portions extends upwards from a connection point of theconnection portion and includes three elements extending upwards fromthe connection point and orientated in three different directions one ofwhich is a central claw and the other two are a pair of side bezels, inwhich each central claw is used to fix the central gemstone or diamondand two adjacent side gemstones or diamonds, while each pair of sidebezels in each fixing portion is only used to fix a respective sidegemstone or diamond, and thereby the central gemstone or diamond isfixed by the central claws attached to the girdle of the centralgemstone or diamond, while each side gemstone or diamond is fixed by twocentral claws and a pair of side bezels attached to the girdle of therespective side gemstone or diamond, and the outside surfaces of eachside gemstone or diamond are exposed.
 22. The visible setting accordingto claim 2, wherein the visible setting is in shape of a flower, thegemstones or diamonds comprises a central gemstone or diamond located atthe center and a plurality of side gemstones or diamonds around thecentral gemstone or diamond, and the setting base is of a bezelstructure, in which each of the fixing portions extends upwards from aconnection point of the connection portion and includes three elementsextending upwards from the connection point and orientated in threedifferent directions one of which is a central claw and the other twoare a pair of side bezels, in which each central claw is used to fix thecentral gemstone or diamond and two adjacent side gemstones or diamonds,while each pair of side bezels in each fixing portion is only used tofix a respective side gemstone or diamond, and thereby the centralgemstone or diamond is fixed by the central claws attached to the girdleof the central gemstone or diamond, while each side gemstone or diamondis fixed by two central claws and a pair of side bezels attached to thegirdle of the respective side gemstone or diamond, and the outsidesurfaces of each side gemstone or diamond are exposed.